London City Airport expansion plan – inadequate consultation by Newham – but campaigners have produced guidance on how to respond
London City Airport applied back in July for expansion. While the application does not propose to increase the number of flights, it crucially changes the split between scheduled jets and jet centre movements leading to a change in the 2010 baseline public safety zone. The application is to demolish some buildings and structures, and upgrade four aircraft stands, adding 7 new aircraft parking stands. It would also mean extension and modification of the existing airfield, including the creation of an extended taxi lane.There would be changes to parking and vehicle access, and an extension to the terminal building. The consultation in on the Newham Council website (though on some days it has not bee accessible) – it ends on 28th October. There is a huge list of documents, with no accessible detail, making comment by ordinary people nearly impossible. London City Airport campaigners have located the key information, and produced a simple response email which anyone can (adapt and) use. There are real fears of more noise from the airport and building space removed form the enlarged public safety zones. Do send in a reply if you agree these proposals should be opposed.
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LONDON CITY AIRPORT EXPANSION – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Suggested text on which to base your response below.
London City Airport have submitted a large planning application to change the fabric – and aircraft mix – of the airport. Residents are expected to go through thousands of highly technical documents when they are occasionally made available. Which is deeply unsatisfactory and inadequate as a consultation.
The full application can be seen on the Newham Council website here. [Though currently the site is down, and the page is not available]. Details copied below.
There is a vast list of documents associated with the application, and very poor guidance to help anyone to locate specific information. The list is at http://pad.newham.gov.uk/AniteIM.Websearch/ExternalEntryPoint.aspx?SEARCH_TYPE=1&DOC_CLASS_CODE=DC&Reference=13/01228/FUL
This effectively makes responding to the application, by ordinary members of the public, impossible.
The plans would cause a huge increase in noise impacts. Parts of key regeneration land earmarked for homes will become undevelopable because of the larger Crash Zone (Public safety zone).
By 2019 all local outdoor recreation space will be in breach of WHO 55db noise guidelines.
You can respond in HERE two easy clicks – just add your details to the bottom of the email.
Below is a briefing on the proposed application. It contains key information on the impacts.
FinalAirportBriefingDocumentOct2013 by Stop City Airport Masterplan
PDF briefing on the London City Airport development plans CADP1 (planning application 13/01228/FUL) and CADP2 (planning application 13/01373/OUT).
These plans will have a huge impact on the Royal Docks, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich as well as London as a whole.
The closing date for consultation is Monday 28th of October though pre action legal letters have been submitted to Newham over the failure to consult properly.
Campaigners at London City Airport have created an email response for those of you with time constraints. It is easy and quick to send this off. Copied below. Read through it to check you agree with everything said, add your name and address.
PLEASE SUBMIT A RESPONSE AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS INTERESTED IN, OR AFFECTED BY, LONDON CITY AIRPORT TO DO SO TOO.
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Pre Written Objection Email
London City Airport Application 13/01228/FUL and 13/01228/FUL
Email to: sunil.Sahadevan@newham.gov.uk and chris.gascoigne@newham.gov.uk
CC: mayor@london.gov.uk
Subject: Objection – London City Airport Application 13/01228/FUL and 13/01228/FUL
Text:
Dear Sunil
I wish to object to the London City Airport Planning application 13/01228/FUL and 13/01228/FUL.
There are thousands of highly technical documents in this application to which residents should have more than three weeks to consider.
Planning permission was granted on 9 July 2009 (reference 07/01510/VAR) by the London Borough of Newham LBN) for variation of conditions attached to previous planning permissions for the Airport to allow up to 120,000 total aircraft movements per year (with related modifications to other limits on aircraft movements).
Conditions agreed for the previous application to increase the flights have not yet been finalised and have a direct impact on these applications. While the application does not propose to increase the number of flights it crucially changes the split between scheduled jets and jet centre movements leading to a change in the 2010 baseline PSZ (public safety zone).
The change in the baseline is from 95,000 scheduled air traffic movements to 107,319 resulting in more aircraft noise and air pollution at peak times yet averaged over 16 hours.
It also means a larger Public Safety Zone.
Car parking will increase from 974 spaces to 1,252 and taxi feeder rank will increase from 200 spaces to 320 for these diesel vehicles.
Up to 21 potential developments earmarked for thousands of urgently needed homes would be impacted by a reconfigured Public Safety Zone which restricts development.
The Public Safety Zone will also affect land safeguarded for the Silvertown Tunnel which is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project which is ignored in the application.
Critically the PSZ Value Compensation Scheme S106 from 2009 is still not agreed nor have those landowners who would be affected been informed.
The number of dwellings in noise contours will increase.
Noise Contours will increase in size around the airport .
The size of the 57 db contour would rise from 6.3 km² to 57 db 9.1km² (2012/ 2021)
The number of people living within the 57db contour increases from 8,300 to 13,700 to 15,100 (2012 / 2017 / 2023).
This does not include future development.
The size of the 63db contour would increase from 1.6km² to 2.4km² (2012/ 2021). Those living within the 63db contour would increase from 400 to 1,100 to 1,300 (2012 /2017 /2023).
These figures do not include future development.
Approx. population in contours including permitted but not yet built residential will increase from 17,900 to 75,900 in the 57db contour, and 1,000 to 17,500 in 63db (2012/2021) .
The World Health Organisation sets a 55db target value for controlling noise in open spaces. All 8 recreation areas around the airport will breach this by 2019.
There would be noise levels of 57db up to 70db at 28 areas of land proposed for development across 3 boroughs by 2021
Aircraft noise level increases would mean that the number of schools and colleges affected by over 57db (averaged over 16hrs) increases from 9 to 11 with all suffering an increase.
Schools is the area should not be averaged over a 16hr day. Rather an 8 hour day when they are actually in school – for schools used in daytime, the 16 hours measurement is not relevant and gives a misleading impression that the noise is less bad than it actually is during school hours.
Aircraft noise has an impact on cognitive learning and the Council does a disservice to future generations of pupils by not protecting them from this noise increase.
These are shocking statistics that will blight the whole community across three boroughs.
The proposal to deck over at least 7.54 Hectares of King George V Dock and the loss of 1,800m2 of Dock Wall habitat conflict with London Plan/Blue Ribbon Network policy. This is Londoners’ land. It should therefore not be used for the economic benefit of a hedge fund that owns the airport.
Royal Docks is on the cusp of a huge regeneration and any change from agreed central assumption at the previous expansion will mean restrictions across the docks and the loss of potential for many thousands of homes. Also there is a risk to the quality of life for residents in the area.
The Airports Commission is currently looking at airport capacity in the South East which has a material effect on London City Airport airspace.
Yours faithfully,
A clickable response link for social media accounts like Facebook is available here.
Newham Council website
Application summary:
13/01228/FUL | Planning Application CADP1: Works to demolish existing buildings and structures and provide additional infrastructure and passenger facilities at London City Airport without changes to the number of permitted flights or opening hours previously permitted pursuant to planning permission 07/01510/VAR. Detailed planning permission is being sought for: (a) Demolition of existing buildings and structures; (b) 4 no. upgraded aircraft stands and 7 new aircraft parking stands; (c) Extension and modification of the existing airfield, including the creation of an extended taxilane; (d) Emergency vehicle access point over King George V Dock; (e) Replacement landside Forecourtto include vehicle circulation, pick up and drop off areas and hard and soft landscaping; (f) Eastern Extension to the existing Terminal Building (including alteration works to the existing Terminal); (g) Construction of a 3 storey passenger pier to the east of the existing Terminal; (h) Erection of Noise Barriers; (i) Western Extension and alterations to the existing Terminal; (j) Western Energy Centre, storage, ancillary accommodation and landscaping;l; (k) Facilitation Works including temporary coaching facility and extension to the outbound baggage area; (l) Upgrading works to Hartmann Road; (n) Passenger and staff parking, car hire parking, taxi feeder park and ancillary and related work; (o) Eastern Energy Centre; (p) Dock Source Heat Exchange System within King George V Dock; and (q) Ancillary and related work The applications is accompanied by an Environmental Statement | London City Airport Hartmann Road Silvertown London E16 2PX
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Proposal
Planning Application CADP1:
Works to demolish existing buildings and structures and provide additional infrastructure and passenger facilities at London City Airport without changes to the number of permitted flights or opening hours previously permitted pursuant to planning permission 07/01510/VAR. Detailed planning permission is being sought for: (a) Demolition of existing buildings and structures; (b) 4 no. upgraded aircraft stands and 7 new aircraft parking stands; (c) Extension and modification of the existing airfield, including the creation of an extended taxilane; (d) Emergency vehicle access point over King George V Dock; (e) Replacement landside Forecourtto include vehicle circulation, pick up and drop off areas and hard and soft landscaping; (f) Eastern Extension to the existing Terminal Building (including alteration works to the existing Terminal); (g) Construction of a 3 storey passenger pier to the east of the existing Terminal; (h) Erection of Noise Barriers; (i) Western Extension and alterations to the existing Terminal; (j) Western Energy Centre, storage, ancillary accommodation and landscaping;l; (k) Facilitation Works including temporary coaching facility and extension to the outbound baggage area; (l) Upgrading works to Hartmann Road; (n) Passenger and staff parking, car hire parking, taxi feeder park and ancillary and related work; (o) Eastern Energy Centre; (p) Dock Source Heat Exchange System within King George V Dock; and (q) Ancillary and related work The applications is accompanied by an Environmental Statement
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